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still tonight, the u.s. attorney continues to look into his campaign. back to you. >> and this story is not over yet. matt ackland, thanks for the update. >>> staying in d.c., this is a question. are city officials keeping a close enough eye on all of the revenue being brought in? d.c. council committee is looking into that question today. recently, there is some concerns about how some properties are assessed. how records are kept, and if enough taxes are being collected from property owners. william davilla was called before the council n charge of the tax office's integrity department and abruptly resigned last week. >> generally speaking, i would think the controls have improved. theytill have a long way to go. >> okay. >> a lot of work remains, but the key if is for the managers -- key is for the managers and supervisors to manage, supervise, train the people and do their job. >> he said since being hired in 2010 geek, he was only -- 2010, he was only able to have one meeting with the city cfo who also testified before the council today. >>> much m
still tonight, the u.s. attorney continues to look into his campaign. back to you. >> and this story is not over yet. matt ackland, thanks for the update. >>> staying in d.c., this is a question. are city officials keeping a close enough eye on all of the revenue being brought in? d.c. council committee is looking into that question today. recently, there is some concerns about how some properties are assessed. how records are kept, and if enough taxes are being collected from...
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the u.s. house of representatives committee and rules. on the committee is served us chief advisor. immediately to my left is jim harper, director of policy studies at the cato institute and also the founder of washington watch.com, which keeps a close eye on legislation and federal funding. jenna sasser to mention washington watch.com at least several times during the course of this presentation. last but not least is john wonderlich, policy director at all about transparency guide. that is his official title. more information about today's panel under chairs and also at transparency cockiest.org. i would like to thank representative issa andrew gray, cochairs of the congressional congress for giving us the space to have >> thanks, daniel. thanks to you and the advisory committee and the sunlight foundation for having me this afternoon. i would like to talk with you about where we've been over the last two years and maybe a little bit about where we are headed in the relatively near future. y
the u.s. house of representatives committee and rules. on the committee is served us chief advisor. immediately to my left is jim harper, director of policy studies at the cato institute and also the founder of washington watch.com, which keeps a close eye on legislation and federal funding. jenna sasser to mention washington watch.com at least several times during the course of this presentation. last but not least is john wonderlich, policy director at all about transparency guide. that is...
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. >>> the white house is denying reports that the u.s. and iran have agreed to talks over tehran's nuclear program. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that the two sides had agreed in principal to one on one talks. a u.n. security spokesperson said the report isn't true. however, president obama has said he'll do whatever it takes to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> some doctors say the nationwide meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. according to "usa today," there was a similar outbreak ten years ago in north carolina, when five people became ill, and one of them died. doctors say compounded steroid injections given for back pain needs to be particularly sterilized. so far the cdc says 23 people have died in this outbreak, including two in virginia and one in maryland. another 285 are sick. >>> today the international cycling union will decide if lance armstrong should be stripped of his seven tour de france titles. they made the recommendation back in aulling. armstrong recently resigned as chairman of
. >>> the white house is denying reports that the u.s. and iran have agreed to talks over tehran's nuclear program. "the new york times" reported over the weekend that the two sides had agreed in principal to one on one talks. a u.n. security spokesperson said the report isn't true. however, president obama has said he'll do whatever it takes to keep iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >>> some doctors say the nationwide meningitis outbreak could have been prevented....
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the u.s. agriculture department has slashed its forecast for corn output to 10.8 bushels, police since 2006. the expectations set prices of corn to record highs this summer. amazon uncorks a plan to sell wine. executives had no comment for "the wall street journal," but a number of executives at california wineries confirmed the plans. the winery's it would ship bottles directly to customers, with amazon taking a cut and charging the wineries a monthly fee. nearly a year after a fire destroyed the not washington tavern, they are getting ready to reopen. order sestak for -- a sense that four out selling beer and wine at a block party. >> we are excited, because it will bring life back to the village that we've not had for awhile. that part is that one year to the day almost, it is reopening. >> it is scheduled to reopen november 1. >> now the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with ava marie. >> good afternoon. you'll notice a lot more clouds in the sky compared to this morning. that is when the st
the u.s. agriculture department has slashed its forecast for corn output to 10.8 bushels, police since 2006. the expectations set prices of corn to record highs this summer. amazon uncorks a plan to sell wine. executives had no comment for "the wall street journal," but a number of executives at california wineries confirmed the plans. the winery's it would ship bottles directly to customers, with amazon taking a cut and charging the wineries a monthly fee. nearly a year after a fire...
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it looks like there are five u.s. cities, three canadian cities, and i think it's brilliant, this model of one-way vehicle * . i was going to ask about your vehicle fleet. it looks like you have globally 5,000 vehicles, 625 are electric. i'm just wondering do you use the smart cars or what kind of vehicles do you use? and i also see that san francisco, based on your market research, is almost like a perfect city to operate in given the density and many, many people that don't have cars. but i'm just wondering if you could respond to some of those. >>> absolutely. i'll use my two minutes i guess for this portion. you're correct. 5,000 vehicles worldwide, 625 are fully electric vehicles. they are all the smart [speaker not understood]. i think the pressure, combustion engine state and electric engine state are the same vehicle. just a different power train. we have two of those cities, amsterdam and san diego which are the all electric, and they naturally bring about some challenges with electric vehicle structure. what
it looks like there are five u.s. cities, three canadian cities, and i think it's brilliant, this model of one-way vehicle * . i was going to ask about your vehicle fleet. it looks like you have globally 5,000 vehicles, 625 are electric. i'm just wondering do you use the smart cars or what kind of vehicles do you use? and i also see that san francisco, based on your market research, is almost like a perfect city to operate in given the density and many, many people that don't have cars. but i'm...
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u.s. northeast are looking out their windows and seeing the blurry images of a storm that's headed their way. weather experts have downgraded hurricane sandy to a post tropical cycne but it' inging high winds and pelting rain to people up and down the coast. two people are missing after a ship soff of north carolina. several municipalities have declared a state of emergency. the storm is unusually large. it's expected to cut across ne jersey over thxt several hours. electricity.0 houses have lost back obama made a direct appeal to people in the hurricane's path. >> the most important message that i have for the publicight now islease listen t wt your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> 370,000 new yorkers who live close to the water have already left. city officials have shut down the transit system. businesses and shops have closed. workers are piling up sand bags in front of subway entrances and buildings. >> it's vr important. t
u.s. northeast are looking out their windows and seeing the blurry images of a storm that's headed their way. weather experts have downgraded hurricane sandy to a post tropical cycne but it' inging high winds and pelting rain to people up and down the coast. two people are missing after a ship soff of north carolina. several municipalities have declared a state of emergency. the storm is unusually large. it's expected to cut across ne jersey over thxt several hours. electricity.0 houses have...
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the killing of a u.s. trinthndor is a rand rees antas a iz i made the determination that this outweighs all other interests and will risk whatever circumstances may result from myestimony. i served as site security ru 1gufmmander inibyaom s mobilized from the utah national guard in title 10 statu and reported to special operations command, africa, soc africa which serves directly under after if i co. atd me command of the sst the s element consisted of 16 members. it is my understanding it was crafted by the national security council to meet t demanding security chlenges facing the department of stat and their reiremt to stdarrli the sst loaned considerable support to the department of state security posture in this uncertain and volatile environment. e sst's mission was to support and answer to the chief of msion ib edre fhe on sitofr. provided security support, medical support, communications support, for every facet of security that covered the embassy. as the sst coder i had a s elnvd the country tm. p
the killing of a u.s. trinthndor is a rand rees antas a iz i made the determination that this outweighs all other interests and will risk whatever circumstances may result from myestimony. i served as site security ru 1gufmmander inibyaom s mobilized from the utah national guard in title 10 statu and reported to special operations command, africa, soc africa which serves directly under after if i co. atd me command of the sst the s element consisted of 16 members. it is my understanding it was...
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tragic milestone this u.s. serviceman was killed in aeople firefight with afghan army allies. 2000th american in the 11-year-old war. >> tomorrow could be a rough for drivers in d.c.. is because members of city plant to shut k street in the morning. they mark the one-year .nniversary of the movement they stayed in mcpherson square for nearly five until the enforced a ban on overnight camping. >> it has been a cloudy night with a few showers. when willout there -- the rain go away? stick around. we will be in the belfort furniture weather center with a first check. the first showers -- we have been watching them in the belfort furniture weather center. movedf the showers have out of the area. at clear skies. temperatures have fallen. gaithersburg. 57 in fredericksburg. this is what it looks like early in the afternoon and evening. showers from the north -- and moves up toward the east. skies begin to clear across west virginia into western maryland. clear skies will be with us from early tomorrow morning, along
tragic milestone this u.s. serviceman was killed in aeople firefight with afghan army allies. 2000th american in the 11-year-old war. >> tomorrow could be a rough for drivers in d.c.. is because members of city plant to shut k street in the morning. they mark the one-year .nniversary of the movement they stayed in mcpherson square for nearly five until the enforced a ban on overnight camping. >> it has been a cloudy night with a few showers. when willout there -- the rain go away?...
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last august was considered the most widely felt in u.s. history. >> we know that the faults are stressed close to failure. >> the earth's crust is so stressed, experts say there is a strong potential for another 5.8 earthquake in this. if not greater. in ruston, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> still ahead, a man faces big for encouraging his do something that is not good. >> what the schools that the president's daughters attend investments, personally, about paid 14% in federal taxes, is that fair to the guy higher rate than you did? romney: "yeah, encourage economic growth." us. is t that the way to grow amerir this message. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a cocker spaniel that was a pit bullinjured by was reunited with his owner today. >> we told you about this story yesterday. doctors credit fast acting neighbors with saving the dog's life. we're hearing tonight from the r of the attack dog. jennifer donelan has the latest northwest. >> she was out of town at the time of the attack, taking phone calls
last august was considered the most widely felt in u.s. history. >> we know that the faults are stressed close to failure. >> the earth's crust is so stressed, experts say there is a strong potential for another 5.8 earthquake in this. if not greater. in ruston, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> still ahead, a man faces big for encouraging his do something that is not good. >> what the schools that the president's daughters attend investments, personally, about paid 14% in...
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drama known as the u.s. presidential debates this time the two candidates will be honing in on foreign policy issues so will this chunk of ninety minutes be able to sway independent voters to check the box for either president obama or mitt romney or is this the horse and pony show next week will bring you a wrap up. and despite popular belief mitt romney and barack obama are not only candidates for president this year next week for the first time this election cycle voters are going to have a chance to wash notable third party candidates square off in a debate of their very own and big picture host tom hartman will be part of the an expert panel at the debate so stay tuned and last but not least it seems like so long ago but this tuesday marks the one year anniversary of libya's liberation we'll show you where the country has come from the hurdles that face the past year and take a look into the future of the country those are just a few of the stories we have in store for you next week along with more news
drama known as the u.s. presidential debates this time the two candidates will be honing in on foreign policy issues so will this chunk of ninety minutes be able to sway independent voters to check the box for either president obama or mitt romney or is this the horse and pony show next week will bring you a wrap up. and despite popular belief mitt romney and barack obama are not only candidates for president this year next week for the first time this election cycle voters are going to have a...
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the u.s. was on top of the world seventy five percent of the world economy was in the u.s. about point. it started going downhill actively in one thousand nine hundred seventy one when nixon devalue the dollar took away whatever relationship but had to gold and. the standard of living of the average guy has been going down since then now two things have been keeping the standard of living higher three things that should be number one. is the average guy understands that he has to produce more than the consumes and save the difference in order to be able to survive so that'll continue that's just human beings although that is savings part can't happen airily save anymore well the problem is that people are saving in terms of dollars and the dollar is a figure out currency it's a floating abstraction that's being created by the trilliums by ben bernanke on the central bank so this is this is a social and political and economic earthquake that's building. in the next few years reaches twenty or thirty percent per year it's going to wipe out the savings of the middle class that
the u.s. was on top of the world seventy five percent of the world economy was in the u.s. about point. it started going downhill actively in one thousand nine hundred seventy one when nixon devalue the dollar took away whatever relationship but had to gold and. the standard of living of the average guy has been going down since then now two things have been keeping the standard of living higher three things that should be number one. is the average guy understands that he has to produce more...
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on d street, across the street from the u.s. capitol. the white truck that's about to drive by. >> traffic is light. all of that said, the u.s. government is poised to reopen tomorrow. >>> picking up lint and debris. cameras were found down the washington monument. 36 hours after the first raindrops fell, the major roads are passible again. and some flights have resumed in washington's reagan airport. >> other than being cupid up and being caught up in the hysteria, other than that, i lucked into the flight. >> subways reopened an hour ago. after being trapped indoors, people are back in the sidewalk. >> it's not pouring. >> so many headaches remain, trees toppled houses. 22 in one virginia city. more than a quarter are without power still. there is a mess in the street and still on the national mall. >> we didn't lose any trees. there were some in the mall and we lost some in the capitol grounds. >> also lingering some flood concerns. a lot of leaves and branches from the downed trees, are blocking storm drains. >> we have an ongoing fl
on d street, across the street from the u.s. capitol. the white truck that's about to drive by. >> traffic is light. all of that said, the u.s. government is poised to reopen tomorrow. >>> picking up lint and debris. cameras were found down the washington monument. 36 hours after the first raindrops fell, the major roads are passible again. and some flights have resumed in washington's reagan airport. >> other than being cupid up and being caught up in the hysteria, other...
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is on the up and up when it when other people ask you know how can i protect myself from the u.s. economic situation and now look what are you to. them to do do you suggest that other people leave the country and what if they don't want to look what i do for a living where we're publishers but what i do for a living person lives on a speculator a speculator incidentally is somebody the takes advantage of political because distortions in the marketplace if we lived in a free market society i would be unemployed as a speculator but the government here in the us to so many stupid things are constantly creating distortions and misallocations of capital that i can take advantage of so. that's a preamble to what i was going to say to answer your question the markets are very dangerous today almost everything sounds metaphysically impossible but there are no bargains everything is overpriced in the financial world and why is that because so much liquidity is going to stop going because of these ridiculous currency creations which they call quantitative easing and everybody parrots back b
is on the up and up when it when other people ask you know how can i protect myself from the u.s. economic situation and now look what are you to. them to do do you suggest that other people leave the country and what if they don't want to look what i do for a living where we're publishers but what i do for a living person lives on a speculator a speculator incidentally is somebody the takes advantage of political because distortions in the marketplace if we lived in a free market society i...
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so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghanistan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some better seeds, some fertilizer, in some cases tractors, try to improve what they were growing on their fields so you'd improve their livelihood and win their allegiant. that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good people. think of the program or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers there as a parched man on a hot day. ice water, givingal .. turned the fire hose on him, wounding him in the process. we tried to pour so much money in through the program it wound up being counterproductive. i it was trying to spend $300 million in just two provinces in one year. not surprisingly, we wind up just shoveling goods at the afghans. and what did they do? in some cases they took what we were giving them and drove it to the border to pakistan and sold it for cash because it was more than anybody co
so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghanistan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some better seeds, some fertilizer, in some cases tractors, try to improve what they were growing on their fields so you'd improve their livelihood and win their allegiant. that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good people. think of the program or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers...
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so far, no word from the u.s. embassy. angie goff, back to you. >>> now we are taking a live look at the spacex dragon was it inches towards docking with the international space station. it's the first ever commercial space cargo mission. the cargo ship is carrying 1,000 pounds of supplies for astronauts on the space station. in less than 30 minutes, they'll use a robotic arm to grab and lock onto the capsule. >>> a local photographer is a finalist in nasa's extreme photo contest. brian allen is a journalist with voice of america and an amateur photographer. he took this picture. very cool. allen says he was at an apartment in rosslyn when the storm rolled through and captured the photo. >>> the "today" show is next. [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid b
so far, no word from the u.s. embassy. angie goff, back to you. >>> now we are taking a live look at the spacex dragon was it inches towards docking with the international space station. it's the first ever commercial space cargo mission. the cargo ship is carrying 1,000 pounds of supplies for astronauts on the space station. in less than 30 minutes, they'll use a robotic arm to grab and lock onto the capsule. >>> a local photographer is a finalist in nasa's extreme photo...
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so in any event, he came to the u.s. after coming to new york in may, that's when he goes to facebook and starts to try to find people who are willing to commit violent jihad. and that communication ultimately led him to be contacted by an fbi undercover agent, ironic for a student who came here to study cyber security. >> i think his dad said he had saved up all this money to make this american dream come true for him. >> yes. quazi nafis had been studying in bangladesh. not doing too well. but told his father he would probably do much better if he were sent to the u.s. his father said he gave him all his life savings. the family insisting he couldn't possibly be a terrorist. this is not the timid young man they knew. >> is there any indication that this contact that he was making on facebook led anyone else to be involved in this? >> no. the fbi said he acted entirely on his own. he made all sorts of claims to al qaeda connections, but they say that was in his mind, that he wasn't directed by any outside group. >> pete
so in any event, he came to the u.s. after coming to new york in may, that's when he goes to facebook and starts to try to find people who are willing to commit violent jihad. and that communication ultimately led him to be contacted by an fbi undercover agent, ironic for a student who came here to study cyber security. >> i think his dad said he had saved up all this money to make this american dream come true for him. >> yes. quazi nafis had been studying in bangladesh. not doing...
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the other thing that happened is that in the u.s. especially, we lost the ability to use the drum. we did not lose the ability to use rhythm. the -- which is the most direct link to africa, we use the staff and hand clapping. we are going to do a song that will become familiar to me -- to you in a moment. it was put together by our musical director who is holding the staff. and our soloists will be carolyn and nedra. when i ask you to join in, i want you to help us out. all right? thank you very much. [applause] [singing] [drums and singing] ♪ in the water ♪ ♪ [applause] [singing] ♪ ♪ [singing] [applause] >> the project. [applause] let's give them another round. ok. that brings us to the acknowledgements and closing remarks. on behalf of the san francisco african-american historical society, i would -- something like this cannot happen without the involvement of a lot of people. and some of those people on the back of your programs, we have listed all the members of the committee who worked hard and long to make this happen. nobody worked as hard as kirsten in the mayor's
the other thing that happened is that in the u.s. especially, we lost the ability to use the drum. we did not lose the ability to use rhythm. the -- which is the most direct link to africa, we use the staff and hand clapping. we are going to do a song that will become familiar to me -- to you in a moment. it was put together by our musical director who is holding the staff. and our soloists will be carolyn and nedra. when i ask you to join in, i want you to help us out. all right? thank you...
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and if the u.s. would decide to sit idly by and watch and to pray in order to take action, israel will have to do it by itself. it will not be easy. it will be harder. to deal with retaliation not only from iran. they will be nation's flying in from iran, from lebanon, hezbollah will join. hamas in gaza will send hundreds of missiles. but if we have to choose today between the option of allowing iran to become nuclear, to the option of fighting ourselves, i think the is a clear message what we will do. and the question is if will do with the u.s. or without the u.s., we are asking today. one of the main points of my book, i know many people here are involved with the middle east is the issue of two-state solution. for the last 20 years we hear about two-state solution. you must finish the conflict, the resolution will be a palestinian state. and president obama adopted this approach and she's calling upon us, the israelis to build a palestinian state and go back to 1967 lines. and in my book, a new p
and if the u.s. would decide to sit idly by and watch and to pray in order to take action, israel will have to do it by itself. it will not be easy. it will be harder. to deal with retaliation not only from iran. they will be nation's flying in from iran, from lebanon, hezbollah will join. hamas in gaza will send hundreds of missiles. but if we have to choose today between the option of allowing iran to become nuclear, to the option of fighting ourselves, i think the is a clear message what we...
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in order for us to invest in u.s. and create jobs. .> we've got a good role models we don't even rate legislators. our best teachers or the labor unions and then george soros later on. he taught every wealthy american that you cannot afford to sit on the sidelines. so i say go for it. >> we don't do endorsement either. we have a pac. we are very involved. we will probably connect with a quarter million retailers and millions of their employees, not endorsing anyone or telling them how to vote, but getting them involved. there's a sense that if people have a better understanding of our position, there's a greater likelihood we will get some action from them. that's why we have engaged our membership. >> let's get questions from the audience. don't feel shy. please raise your hand. if you could give me your name and your affiliation, that would be wonderful. there are microphones roving. the lady with the red jacket. >> good morning. my name is penny, i'm the ceo of women construction owners, in alexandria. there's been
in order for us to invest in u.s. and create jobs. .> we've got a good role models we don't even rate legislators. our best teachers or the labor unions and then george soros later on. he taught every wealthy american that you cannot afford to sit on the sidelines. so i say go for it. >> we don't do endorsement either. we have a pac. we are very involved. we will probably connect with a quarter million retailers and millions of their employees, not endorsing anyone or telling them how...
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i am very lucky to be part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent san francisco as the innovative center for all the rest of the cities across the country. so we get to compare information and there. what these days i will get to talk to you while i am in washington, d.c., and you can hear what i am saying across there, so we can enjoy it -- wherever i go, you know i will be working and not fooling around. finally, we also are using technology to join our private companies in hiring san franciscans. hopefully some of your kids, some of your grandkids as well, are going to enjoy some of these great jobs in san francisco, because the companies that are here, many of them have agreed to use the virtual hiring practice called hiresf.org and share the technology to hire online send franciscans. we're doing the right here in our great city. i have a chief innovation officer, jane, who is working in my office. he keeps a good connection for both me and them members of the board of supervisors to share in
i am very lucky to be part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent san francisco as the innovative center for all the rest of the cities across the country. so we get to compare information and there. what these days i will get to talk to you while i am in washington, d.c., and you can hear what i am saying across there, so we can enjoy it -- wherever i go, you know i will be working and not fooling around. finally, we also are using technology to join our private...
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like the guy twenty four miles up the u.s. . for a parachute many people call it a class war so i want to turn to this headline here from the american conservative magazine revolt of the rich are financial elites are the new secessionists so as i said it's from the american conservative magazine which was formed in two thousand and two by pat buchanan amongst others and it was formed in sort of in opposition to the iraq invasion and they were really annoyed with all of these neo conservative right wing american republicans leading the republican party so they wanted a less. pro-war sort of party so here they're saying that the elite the rich are secede from the us absolutely and texas are not worth and you can just see from society if you have five million pounds you can hit the sustained but and you have all of your legal fees and all of the fees associated with having to conform to any societal norms yeah i mean it's more than that though they're calling it not just the rich in the actual article they say quote our plutocracy
like the guy twenty four miles up the u.s. . for a parachute many people call it a class war so i want to turn to this headline here from the american conservative magazine revolt of the rich are financial elites are the new secessionists so as i said it's from the american conservative magazine which was formed in two thousand and two by pat buchanan amongst others and it was formed in sort of in opposition to the iraq invasion and they were really annoyed with all of these neo conservative...
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but their role in financing u.s. home ownership has shot up. today roughly three-quarters of u.s. mortgages are made or guaranteed by freddie and fan nie. i was on the freddie mac board head of the governance and nominating committee. the first c.e.o. of freddie put in place by the treasury at the time of conservatorship quit after six months. we had to pitch to efrd to make the job. that was simple. a most challenging job but the opportunity to do meaningful public service. freddie mac and fannie mae needed strong leadership and guidance as they rehabilitated themselves and waited for the government to decide just what to do with them. i should point out that we are still waiting for the government to decide just what to do with them. it is now four years since conservatorship, and beyond some partisan back and forth about banks' handling of foreclosures housing policy has been one of the elephants in the room during the campaign. ed had an outstanding career in public and private sector. degrees from dartmouth, h.b.s. and harvard law school starting with a philadelphia investmen
but their role in financing u.s. home ownership has shot up. today roughly three-quarters of u.s. mortgages are made or guaranteed by freddie and fan nie. i was on the freddie mac board head of the governance and nominating committee. the first c.e.o. of freddie put in place by the treasury at the time of conservatorship quit after six months. we had to pitch to efrd to make the job. that was simple. a most challenging job but the opportunity to do meaningful public service. freddie mac and...
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directive ordering regulators to do what it took, the california air resources board won fast approval from u.s. epa to open stop requiring expensive summer blend gasoline immediately. since it's only three weeks from the normal switch, the thinking is that dirtier formula wouldn't affect it too much it gives a go ahead to distribute it, and sell it this is intended to increase by 10% taking a few more days to dip at the pump because it told us it's more complicated than flipping a switch. >> there is prices that set a record high. we're paying that. they will be coming down and will be make not be coming down as rapidly as everyone wants. >> this is too little, too late. >> republicans calling for adopting one formula all year long. so the state refineries with bring in oil to keep prices competitive and they say the directive will only reduce prices by a small amount. >> there is no lasting solution. aren't we looking for the long term? >> and california adopted stricter standards. the state says summer blends have lessened smog, improving health of californians. >> since it went into affect,
directive ordering regulators to do what it took, the california air resources board won fast approval from u.s. epa to open stop requiring expensive summer blend gasoline immediately. since it's only three weeks from the normal switch, the thinking is that dirtier formula wouldn't affect it too much it gives a go ahead to distribute it, and sell it this is intended to increase by 10% taking a few more days to dip at the pump because it told us it's more complicated than flipping a switch....
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especially in the u.s. that is global, but that is political uncertainty as well. our companies can figure out a way to go forward until someone makes a decision. >> i think that is right. i don't think the fed is the main reason for the uncertainty. it is pbably contributing to some degree, but it is the fiscal issues that most people are aware that under current projections are debt is getting bigger and bigger to a point that is not sustainable. there is no political agreement on whether we should raise taxes or cut spending, such as medicare or defense in order to try to dea with that, and so there is huge uncertainty. peop also cing something that they may be too certain, the notion that taxes ar going to go up which will discourage things. tracy: the fiscal cliff hitting home. we are seeing n analyst's report, company reports. everyone talking about this fiscal clff. yet the president at one point said he has no problem seein as go over it. what happens if we actually do get to that point where we are, you know, jumping over it like thelma and loue? >> there
especially in the u.s. that is global, but that is political uncertainty as well. our companies can figure out a way to go forward until someone makes a decision. >> i think that is right. i don't think the fed is the main reason for the uncertainty. it is pbably contributing to some degree, but it is the fiscal issues that most people are aware that under current projections are debt is getting bigger and bigger to a point that is not sustainable. there is no political agreement on...
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a new study is diagnosing the u.s. with a looming doctor shortage. the association of american medical colleges estimates 90,000 doctors will be needed by 2020, up from earlier estimates of about 70,000. in addition to the new healthcare law, it's said baby boomers will require more care, and that nearly 1/3 of doctors plan on retiring within the decade. the study also found certain states could be impacted more by the shortage. currently utah, arkansas, and mississippi have the fewest doctors, while massachusettes, maryland, and new york have the most. the roche drug company is facing allegations of failing to disclose side effects of 19 drugs used by patients in the u.s. the drugs include avastin and herceptin, used in cancer treatments, and tamiflu. regulators apparently have 80,000 consumer reports of adverse effects. a spokeman from roche says that patient safety is of paramount importance, and the company is providing more information to regulators. apple products are losing some weight. yesterday apple unveiled its highly anticipated ipad mini
a new study is diagnosing the u.s. with a looming doctor shortage. the association of american medical colleges estimates 90,000 doctors will be needed by 2020, up from earlier estimates of about 70,000. in addition to the new healthcare law, it's said baby boomers will require more care, and that nearly 1/3 of doctors plan on retiring within the decade. the study also found certain states could be impacted more by the shortage. currently utah, arkansas, and mississippi have the fewest doctors,...
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she says it's something she's well familiar with as all three of them are u.s. service members. >> that was an option in my house. they were going to go to school because didn't have the time to. not military, i never dreamed of it. >> reporter: the troops arriving at the d.c. armory are among 270 members. they provided security, logistics and other crucial services while stationed near kabul. as the buses pulled up and family members were reunitedded, an outpouring of emotion -- reunited, an outpouring of emotion. f emotio >> baby girl! [ cheering and applause ] >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> feels good, feels good to be home. >> reporter: was it a long time coming? >> yes. >> reporter: they said that they are very proud of you. >> i'm proud of them for supporting me while i was gone. >> it's surreal. i can't believe i'm back home and safe and i'm so happy, really happy. >> undescribable. >> reporter: specialist girard even came bearing gifts. >> this is beautiful.
she says it's something she's well familiar with as all three of them are u.s. service members. >> that was an option in my house. they were going to go to school because didn't have the time to. not military, i never dreamed of it. >> reporter: the troops arriving at the d.c. armory are among 270 members. they provided security, logistics and other crucial services while stationed near kabul. as the buses pulled up and family members were reunitedded, an outpouring of emotion --...
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the u.s. ambassador to japan promised to cooperate fully in a probe into a launch of u.s. servicemen, detained on tuesday. tensions are high between the u.s. military and the locals campaigning for american bases to be removed from the island. lance armstrong was once regarded as a miracle man. not only did he win a record- breaking seven titles, he overcame cancer. the week after damning allegations were published against them, he was stripped of his car sponsorship deal with nike. he has announced that he is stepping down as chairman of his cancer charity. >> accused of being edgy, a starstruck career in danger of disintegrating. the scandal engulfing the champion gets bigger. his long-standing sponsored doesn't want to be associated with lance armstrong anymore. more than 1000 pages by the u.s. anti-doping agency, too strong to be ignored. despite constant in the aisles of wrongdoing. the announcement was made within minutes of another stunning revelation. he stepped down as chairman of the cancer charity he founded. live strong has raised hundreds of millions of dollar
the u.s. ambassador to japan promised to cooperate fully in a probe into a launch of u.s. servicemen, detained on tuesday. tensions are high between the u.s. military and the locals campaigning for american bases to be removed from the island. lance armstrong was once regarded as a miracle man. not only did he win a record- breaking seven titles, he overcame cancer. the week after damning allegations were published against them, he was stripped of his car sponsorship deal with nike. he has...
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the 21-year-old entered the u.s. in january. the fbi found out the man was targeting new york's financial district. federal agents involved in the sting gave him 450 kilograms of fake explosives. investigators watched as the man parked a vehicle loaded with a marked bomb near the bank. he tried to detonate it using the mobile phone. federal prosecutors have charged the man with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. >>> the european union's health and consumer policy commissioner has resigned over its scandal. the scandal broke out just after the european union was awarded the nobel peace prize last week. the anti-fraud office said john dalai knew of, but tolerated an attempt between a businessman to use his connection with the prime minister. he has been engaged in drafting new legislation on regulating smokeless tobacco. he denies any wrongdoing, but resigned from the post after the ant anti-fraud office reported to the european commission on tuesday. the european union explained that the scandal will have no impact o
the 21-year-old entered the u.s. in january. the fbi found out the man was targeting new york's financial district. federal agents involved in the sting gave him 450 kilograms of fake explosives. investigators watched as the man parked a vehicle loaded with a marked bomb near the bank. he tried to detonate it using the mobile phone. federal prosecutors have charged the man with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. >>> the european union's health and consumer policy...
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. >> "the washington post" has what i think will be an explosive story with the top u.s. commander in africa, making comments back in july, saying that the united states missed an opportunity to degrade or weaken or cripple al-qaeda in the in l. that's a top story to have a general making that statement before these attacks. >> greta: don't miss predictions next. also, he's a beacon of hate toward the united states, but does iranian president ahmadinejad have a soft spot for some american creature comforts? that's coming up. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a little q&a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of res? bhap i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer.
. >> "the washington post" has what i think will be an explosive story with the top u.s. commander in africa, making comments back in july, saying that the united states missed an opportunity to degrade or weaken or cripple al-qaeda in the in l. that's a top story to have a general making that statement before these attacks. >> greta: don't miss predictions next. also, he's a beacon of hate toward the united states, but does iranian president ahmadinejad have a soft spot...
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there land and the number three reason why the u.s. is plunging down this economic freedom violation of the property rights of bondholders in the bail out of auto companies this is also very to radical thing you see across the u.s. and across europe is this caprice is very capricious who they determine that situation that bail out that bankruptcy who's going to pay for it sometimes they determine the bondholders will never pay and sometimes they determine bondholders that should should have been first in line for bankruptcy to seize the assets those guys get pushed to the back of the bus with us to probably have rules and regulations and laws written by vested interest and special interest of course are going to write laws that make sense for them as stakeholders as shareholders as the wealth holders of the country that's done anything to do with democracy or representational government now that's long gone that's what the fall into freedom index suggests america is in free fall and then finally they're finally reasoned here government
there land and the number three reason why the u.s. is plunging down this economic freedom violation of the property rights of bondholders in the bail out of auto companies this is also very to radical thing you see across the u.s. and across europe is this caprice is very capricious who they determine that situation that bail out that bankruptcy who's going to pay for it sometimes they determine the bondholders will never pay and sometimes they determine bondholders that should should have...
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so just to list the names of the nations a ball of the u.s. in terms of economic freedom is quite a list here of hong kong singapore new zealand switzerland australia bahrain marie cabo finland u.a.e. arland u.k. a still many a taiwan denmark cutter i mean the us is going for the guinness book of world records for the fastest country to free fall through the freedom index of any country ever so far looks like look good. so they record breaking their like the red bull doesn't like the guy twenty four miles up the u.s. . for a parachute many people call it a class war so i want to turn to this headline here from the american conservative magazine revolt of the rich are financial elites are the new secessionists so as i said it's from the american conservative magazine which was formed in two thousand and two by pat buchanan amongst others and it was formed in sort of in opposition to the iraq invasion and they were really annoyed with all of these neo conservative right wing american republicans leading the republican party so they wanted a less
so just to list the names of the nations a ball of the u.s. in terms of economic freedom is quite a list here of hong kong singapore new zealand switzerland australia bahrain marie cabo finland u.a.e. arland u.k. a still many a taiwan denmark cutter i mean the us is going for the guinness book of world records for the fastest country to free fall through the freedom index of any country ever so far looks like look good. so they record breaking their like the red bull doesn't like the guy twenty...
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(applause) >> hi, region 9 u.s. department of health and human services. [laughter] >> it's a mouthful. it is a real honor and a pleasure to be here with you this morning. and first off, i want to ask you all to give yourselves a round of applause for the leadership of this community and of san francisco and the bay area and california broadly. (applause) >> you know, it's an honor to get up here and represent my boss, secretary kathleen sebelius and be like brandt colfax, another round of applause for dr. colfax, please. (applause) >> to have a reinvest and recovery act, our stimulus law with the leadership of leader pelosi, of our mayor, of our supervisors, and our community to have $9-1/2 million given to this city and to this area for this. but not just for this, but everybody's already setting this this morning, the local impact, the state impact, the national impact, and indeed the international impact. and i represent a region that is 50 million people. california, arizona, nevada, hawaii, it's a three territories and three countries in the pacific.
(applause) >> hi, region 9 u.s. department of health and human services. [laughter] >> it's a mouthful. it is a real honor and a pleasure to be here with you this morning. and first off, i want to ask you all to give yourselves a round of applause for the leadership of this community and of san francisco and the bay area and california broadly. (applause) >> you know, it's an honor to get up here and represent my boss, secretary kathleen sebelius and be like brandt colfax,...
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u.s. citizen who lives in boboston was on a flight from japan. they busted this gentleman at lax with a body bag and a grenade and a hatchet in his luggage. and police say they found more than 100 hours of secretly taped video from the encounter with this gentleman. jon: just in from the defense minister in brussels, where leon panetta is now asking for help, training security forces in afghanantan. he is explaining that the u.s. has created a disproportionate number of military training teams. he is calling on europe to pick up on the shortage. what else came out of this visit to nato? >> one of the main aims of the visit to brussels will be aligned together in the wake of all of these insider attacks. >> we have to remain committed to the principles and togetherness. we want to help afghanistan security government itself. as i said to my fellow ministers, we have come too far, far too many battles, we have spilled too much blood. not to finish the job we were all about. >> he also took t
u.s. citizen who lives in boboston was on a flight from japan. they busted this gentleman at lax with a body bag and a grenade and a hatchet in his luggage. and police say they found more than 100 hours of secretly taped video from the encounter with this gentleman. jon: just in from the defense minister in brussels, where leon panetta is now asking for help, training security forces in afghanantan. he is explaining that the u.s. has created a disproportionate number of military training teams....
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the u.s. also tied for number one in that category. all right. well, still to come, why facebook had its best day ever on wall street, and bosses seemed hardly ever be at work, but congressional staffers say they were above -- more than most americans. the results of a shocking new study next. ♪ bob... oh, h alex. just picking up some, brochures, poers copies of my acceptce speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a teor wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. an't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. ♪ tracy: well, it may be hard to believe, but government workers say they outworked you. 56 percent of congressional staffers say they logged more hours than the private sector counterparts. first of its kind. joining as now, president and ceo of t
the u.s. also tied for number one in that category. all right. well, still to come, why facebook had its best day ever on wall street, and bosses seemed hardly ever be at work, but congressional staffers say they were above -- more than most americans. the results of a shocking new study next. ♪ bob... oh, h alex. just picking up some, brochures, poers copies of my acceptce speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a teor wow, your hair looks great. didn't...
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finally, they say when they evacuated u.s. personnel from libya after that attack, they used a chartered aircraft. so, this e-mail is all part of many of these investigations. it's part of the congressional investigation and there is that, there is also an fbi investigation and there is the state department investigation ongoing as we speak. the state department, secretary clinton say they are cooperating and october 10th is the first hearing of that congressional investigation. two people from the state department will be testifying. randi? >> jill dougherty, thank you very much. >>> in colorado this morning, police have issued an amber alert following the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl. jessica ridgway who you see right there was on her way to school and never showed up prompting official toz call her mother. but the search was delayed because the mother, who works the night shift, slept through those phone calls. so far police searched the surrounding area and found nothing. >>> the coach who won more college basketbal
finally, they say when they evacuated u.s. personnel from libya after that attack, they used a chartered aircraft. so, this e-mail is all part of many of these investigations. it's part of the congressional investigation and there is that, there is also an fbi investigation and there is the state department investigation ongoing as we speak. the state department, secretary clinton say they are cooperating and october 10th is the first hearing of that congressional investigation. two people from...
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the economy in the u.s. may be nothing to brag about, but for many firms, it's actually one of the stronger markets. >> when they talk about weakness, the weakness is everywhere else but the united states, which highlights the united states possibly being the one beacon of hope. and that's where companies need to reinforce there strength in. >> reporter: companies are also trying to boost earnings by cutting costs and selling non- essential assets. others are using the weak quarter as an opportunity to clean up their balance sheets. >> everything but the kitchen sink. you are going to take every write-down, every mark down, everything that you can. get it out of the way, so you look better in the following quarter. >> reporter: but hopes are fading for a strong finish to the year. of the companies that have provided earnings guidance for the fourth quarter, 22 have been negative and only two have been positive. >> companies are already warning us not to expect too much from them for the fourth quarter. we've
the economy in the u.s. may be nothing to brag about, but for many firms, it's actually one of the stronger markets. >> when they talk about weakness, the weakness is everywhere else but the united states, which highlights the united states possibly being the one beacon of hope. and that's where companies need to reinforce there strength in. >> reporter: companies are also trying to boost earnings by cutting costs and selling non- essential assets. others are using the weak quarter...
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he was the first u.s. senator to oppose the vietnam war. >>> the teen accused of murdering 10-year-old jessica ridgeway will appear in court today. austin sigg is also connected to the attempted abduction of a runner at another park earlier this year. his mother says he turned himself in. >>> today the special pit bull task force will be meeting to discuss the ruling that pit bulls are considered inherently dangerous. that happened earlier this year. and new law that passed making dog owners liable if the animal attacks. the public is invited to attend this meeting. >>> president barack obama cast his ballot in chicago today. he will become the first ever american president to cast his vote before election day. governor mitt romney the president's challenger is campaigning in ohio today. >>> game two of the world series is tonight. and right now, the san francisco giants, they are one game up on the detroit tigers. they won last night and they won pretty big. 8-3. first pitch tonight is at 8:07. >>> just a
he was the first u.s. senator to oppose the vietnam war. >>> the teen accused of murdering 10-year-old jessica ridgeway will appear in court today. austin sigg is also connected to the attempted abduction of a runner at another park earlier this year. his mother says he turned himself in. >>> today the special pit bull task force will be meeting to discuss the ruling that pit bulls are considered inherently dangerous. that happened earlier this year. and new law that passed...